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Christmas Dance AI: Do the New TikTok Christmas Dance From Your Photos

Hip sways with the hands at the collar, rolling arms, a quick spin and raised fists, side by side in matching Christmas pajamas. Add two photos for the duo, one for a solo take, or two pets, and get the dance with the sound.

The original Christmas Dance reel by @everydaywithericksonsOriginal reel
  • 2 photos you add
  • 11 to 14 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photos and tap once

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Ready in up to several minutes · From 49 credits

The Christmas dance of November 2026 is a deadpan duo routine in matching Christmas pajamas: hip sways, rolling arms, a quick spin and raised fists, done to DJ Izzy Duzzit's Deck the Halls remix. It started as a joke about the Christmas dance TikTok season. Add two photos for the Christmas dance duo, one for Solo, or two pets.

Also called Deck the Halls dance · DJ Izzy Duzzit dance · Christmas pajama dance

Example

What the Christmas Dance video looks like

These are the trend's own reels, not MakeViral results: real creators in the first, AI-made kittens in the second, each with its sound. Duo and Pet put your photos into these reels in place of the dancers. Solo plays the same moves with you in your photo's own place. No two runs come out the same.

Original reel by @everydaywithericksons, 14 s

The original reel by @everydaywithericksons: a mother and her adult daughter in matching Christmas pajamas do the whole dance side by side in their kitchen. Duo copies this reel.

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Original reel by @user5536342924262, 11 s

The AI-made reel by @user5536342924262: two kittens stand upright on an office Christmas party stage and do the dance with their paws. Pet copies this reel.

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Step by step

How to make the Christmas Dance video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add the two photos

    Press "Create your own" and add you, on the left, then your friend, on the right. Photo 1 goes on the left of the scene, photo 2 on the right. Take them with the camera or pick them from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Christmas Dance trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 14 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

You need two photos for Duo and Pet, and one for Solo.

  • Duo: photo 1 is the dancer on the left, photo 2 the dancer on the right. One person per photo, face sharp and to the camera. You both wear the matching Christmas pajamas from the reel.
  • Solo: you alone, standing, from the head to at least the knees. You dance in your photo's own place and clothes, so a photo in Christmas pajamas or a Santa hat gives the full look.
  • Pet: one pet per photo, whole body in view, ears to paws. Only one pet? Add its photo in both slots and it dances with its own twin.
  • Good light, no sunglasses and no hat over the face.
  • Use your own photo, a photo of an adult who said yes, or your own pets. Never a child, a celebrity or a stranger.

Where did the Christmas Dance trend start?

Every November, TikTok fills up with Christmas dances. On 2 November 2026, the creator @ayiahsoufi_ posted a short routine with a friend, captioned "should we make a dance??" and tagged #satire: a stiff, deadpan dance to a Deck the Halls remix by DJ Izzy Duzzit, a sound first posted in December 2025. It had 4.8 million views by 8 November. On 3 November she posted the trio version with her mom, which reached 4.7 million views. The top comment, "this is exactly what we didn't want", has 64,600 likes.

The joke became the real thing. On 5 November the mother-and-daughter account @everydaywithericksons did it in matching Christmas pajamas in their kitchen: 2.8 million views and 372,800 likes by 8 November. Families, best friends and dance duos followed, and AI dance templates for 2 photos showed up in CapCut on 4 and 5 November.

On Google, searches for "christmas dance" in the US hit their 30-day high on 6 November 2026. In December 2025 the same words had 9,900 US searches.

  1. DJ Izzy Duzzit's Deck the Halls remix goes up on TikTok as "original sound - djizzyduzzit"; it becomes the sound of the dance a year later.

  2. @ayiahsoufi_ posts the duo routine as a joke, "should we make a dance??" with #satire; it has 4.8 million views and 351,400 likes by 8 November. TikTok

  3. She posts the trio version with her mom, "mommas back!!"; it reaches 4.7 million views and 379,800 likes by 8 November. TikTok

  4. AI Christmas dance templates for 2 photos appear in CapCut; a template post from 5 November has 40,400 views by 8 November. TikTok

  5. @everydaywithericksons, a mother and her adult daughter, do the dance in matching Christmas pajamas: 2.8 million views and 372,800 likes by 8 November. Duo copies this reel. TikTok

  6. Google searches for "christmas dance" in the US reach their 30-day high, and an AI-made reel shows two kittens doing the dance on an office party stage. Pet copies that reel. TikTok

Copy and paste

The Christmas Dance prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

Duo

2 photos: you, on the left + your friend, on the rightSeedance 2.514 s · 720p · 9:16213 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot, in one continuous take: the same bright open kitchen with the white floor, the black cabinets, the white stools, the white loft balcony above and the tall window on the right, the same fixed phone camera, framing, timing and dance moves. The ONLY change: the woman on the left, a little further from the camera, is now the person in [Image 1], and the woman on the right, closer to the camera, is now the person in [Image 2]. Both still wear the matching red-and-green plaid Christmas pajamas from the video, barefoot. Dancer 1 (left) = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. NO long platinum-blonde hair unless [Image 1] shows it. Dancer 2 (right) = the person in [Image 2], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 2]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. NO long platinum-blonde hair unless [Image 2] shows it. The same real people in every frame, from the first second to the last, so their friends instantly recognize them, also during the spin and when they walk up to the camera at the end. Never morph, never drift back to the original dancers' faces, never add or remove facial hair. Do not mix the two faces: [Image 1] is only dancer 1 on the left, [Image 2] is only dancer 2 on the right, and they never swap places. Both change: no one from the video stays. The dance, matching the reference second by second, on the beat, with straight, deadpan faces that break into laughs at the end. Do not invent additional moves. 0-2.5 s: both stand side by side, hands at the collar, then on the hips, swaying the hips. 2.5-5 s: rolling arms and small side steps in sync. 5-8 s: dancer 1 points at dancer 2, then both bump and hop with the arms swinging. 8-9 s: both turn a quick full spin, the hair flying. 9-12.5 s: hands on the chest, rolling arms, one hand points up, then both raise their fists and clap. 12.5-14 s: both step toward the camera, laughing. Anatomy rules: one head per person, on that person's own shoulders. A face never appears on knees, legs, hands or clothes. Exactly two people. Natural balance, believable steps, stable ground contact. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. No extra dancers, no duplicate bodies, no extra limbs, no fused fingers, no text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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Solo

1 photo: you, standing, knees up or head to toesKling 3.0 Motion Control12 s · 720p · 9:1649 credits
Video prompt

Use the reference image as the sole character identity reference and the reference video as the motion reference. Animate exactly one adult dancer, in the place from the reference image. Preserve the person's recognizable face, hairstyle, skin tone, body proportions, outfit, shoes, and accessories throughout the video. Follow the reference dancer's movement order and timing, including the hip sways with the hands at the collar and on the hips, the rolling arms, the small side steps, bumps and hops, the quick full spin, the hands on the chest, the arm pointing up and the raised fists, with a straight, deadpan face. Do not invent additional moves. Keep the body visible from the head to at least the knees, with enough space around both hands. Follow the reference framing and camera movement. Maintain natural balance, believable steps, stable ground contact, and consistent shadows. Keep the face recognizable during the spin. No extra dancers, duplicate bodies, extra limbs, fused fingers, outfit changes, new camera cuts, text, or watermark. Use a vertical 9:16 reference and output when supported. No long platinum-blonde hair and no white short pajamas with a pink print unless the reference image shows them.

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Pet

2 photos: pet on the left + pet on the rightSeedance 2.511 s · 720p · 9:16168 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot, in one continuous take: the same festive party hall with the stage, the red banner, the colored stage lights, the two lit Christmas trees and the shiny dark floor, the same fixed camera, framing, timing and dance moves. The ONLY change: the kitten on the left is now the pet in [Image 1], and the kitten on the right is now the pet in [Image 2]. Dancer 1 (left) = the pet in [Image 1], whole body, in every frame: the same species and breed, head shape, muzzle, eyes, ears, fur colors, fur length, markings and body shape as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner instantly recognizes it. Not the coat of the kitten on the left in the video. Dancer 2 (right) = the pet in [Image 2], whole body, in every frame: the same species and breed, head shape, muzzle, eyes, ears, fur colors, fur length, markings and body shape as in [Image 2], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner instantly recognizes it. Not the coat of the kitten on the right in the video. Both change: no kitten from the video stays, from the first second to the last. Do not mix the two pets: [Image 1] is only the pet on the left, [Image 2] is only the pet on the right. Both stand upright on their hind legs like people the whole time. If an image shows a dog or another animal, that animal dances in the same place with the same moves. The dance, matching the reference second by second, on the beat. Do not invent additional moves. 0-4 s: both stand side by side facing the camera, front paws held up at the chest, swaying and bouncing on the beat. 4-5 s: the pet on the left lifts one front paw. 5-9 s: front paws at the chest again, small bounces and side sways in sync. 9-11 s: both spread their front legs and raise one front paw high, waving on the beat. Anatomy rules: one head and one tail per pet. Two hind legs on the floor and two front legs, no extra legs or paws, no human hands. Exactly two animals. Natural balance, stable ground contact. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. No people, no extra animals, no new text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. Each version has its own price: Duo 213 credits, Solo 49 credits, Pet 168 credits. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Duo: Seedance 2.5 (this template)14 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap213
Solo: Kling 3.0 Motion Control (this template)12 s, 720p, copies the moves of the trend clip, one tap49
Pet: Seedance 2.5 (this template)11 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap168

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What are the Christmas dance moves, second by second?

Duo copies the mother-and-daughter reel above. The camera stays still and the clip is one continuous shot:

TimeWhat you do
0 to 2.5 sStand side by side, hands at the collar, then on the hips, and sway the hips.
2.5 to 5 sRolling arms and small side steps in sync.
5 to 8 sOne points at the other, then both bump and hop with the arms swinging.
8 to 9 sA quick full spin, hair flying.
9 to 12.5 sHands on the chest, rolling arms, one hand points up, then fists up and a clap.
12.5 to 14 sWalk up to the camera, laughing.

Keep a straight face until the end: the dance began as a parody of the same old Christmas dances, and the deadpan look is the joke. Solo plays the same moves alone, and Pet is the paw version: two pets stand upright, paws at the chest, sway and bounce, then wave a paw high.

The exact price of each version shows on the Generate button before you spend anything. Solo costs the least. Every run is a new take, so results differ.

Duo, Solo or Pet: which Christmas dance video should you make?

Press "Create your own" and pick a version, or press the button under a reel on this page.

DuoSoloPet
Photos2, you and a friend1, you2, your pets
How it worksPuts the two of you into the mother-and-daughter reel, in place of its two dancersTakes only the moves of a creator's solo take and plays them with youPuts your pets into the AI kitten reel, in place of the two kittens
Where you danceThe reel's bright kitchenYour photo's own placeThe reel's party stage
ClothesThe reel's matching Christmas pajamasFrom your photoFur and markings from your photos
Length14 sAbout 12 s11 s
SoundThe trend's sound, put back on after the run; you can turn it offThe sameThe same

Duo is the Christmas dance for 2 people that the whole trend is about: send it to your best friend, your sister or your mom. A Christmas trio dance with three photos is not here yet; make two duos instead. Pet works with cats, dogs or one of each, standing upright on their hind legs.

All versions are made with the best AI video models available, and you write no prompt.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
Long platinum-blonde hair shows up (Duo, Solo)The dancers in the reels have it. The prompt bans it unless your photo has it; run it again.
The two faces swap or blend in the spin (Duo)Use two sharp photos with one person each, faces to the camera, then run it again.
A kitten from the reel stays, or your pet gets its stripes (Pet)Use sharp photos where the fur is clear. A pet that looks a lot like a reel kitten is the hardest case; run it again.
A hand or a paw blurs in a fast moveThis is common in quick spins. A second run comes out different.
You want your own room or clothes in the duoDuo copies the reel's kitchen and pajamas. Make Solo twice instead, one photo each, and post them side by side.
The model refuses a photoSome photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.

Which sound, caption and hashtags fit the Christmas dance?

Your clip comes with the sound of the reel it copies: DJ Izzy Duzzit's Deck the Halls remix, the sound of the whole trend, put back on after the run, so it is ready to post. You can turn it off on the result screen. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it. Music rules differ from platform to platform, so check them before you use the clip in an ad or a paid post.

Caption ideas: "POV: the Christmas dances this year", "We had to do it", "Should we make a dance?", "My cats did the Christmas dance before me". Or write your own.

Hashtags: #christmasdance is the big one, with 73,324 TikTok videos and 1.27 billion views on 8 November 2026. #christmasdances had 2,358 videos and #christmasdancetrend 690 on the same day. The newest Christmas dances 2026 posts also tag #christmasdances2026 (82 videos), and duos tag #duodance or #2persondance. Keep the platform's AI label on.

More Christmas templates: dance as an elf in the AI elf dance, or turn your photo into the cartoon special in the Charlie Brown Christmas trend.

FAQ

Christmas Dance trend questions

What is the new Christmas dance on TikTok?
It is the Christmas dance TikTok trend of November 2026: two or three people in matching Christmas pajamas stand side by side and do hip sways with the hands at the collar, rolling arms, bumps, a quick spin and raised fists, with deadpan faces, to DJ Izzy Duzzit's Deck the Halls remix. #christmasdance had 73,324 videos on 8 November 2026.
Who started the Christmas dance trend 2026?
The creator @ayiahsoufi_ posted the routine with a friend on 2 November 2026 as a joke, tagged #satire, and the trio with her mom on 3 November. Both posts passed 4.7 million views by 8 November. The pajama version by the mother-and-daughter account @everydaywithericksons followed on 5 November with 2.8 million views.
Is the Christmas dance a joke or a real dance?
Both. It started as a Christmas dance parody of the same old Christmas dances that fill TikTok every year, and the comments on the first posts say "this is exactly what we didn't want". Then families and friends started doing it for real, so it became the new Christmas dance of the season, and a funny Christmas dance meme at the same time.
What song is the DJ Izzy Duzzit Christmas dance?
A Deck the Halls remix by DJ Izzy Duzzit, saved on TikTok as "original sound - djizzyduzzit". People search for it as DJ Izzy Duzzit Deck the Halls. Your video comes with that sound, put back on after the run, and you can turn it off. The song belongs to its owners.
How do I make the Christmas dance AI video with my photos?
Press "Create your own", pick Duo, Solo or Pet, and add your photos: two for Duo and Pet, one for Solo. Press Generate; the button shows the price first. You get an AI Christmas dance video of 11 to 14 seconds with the sound, and you write no prompt. The video waits in My videos when it is ready.
Is there a Christmas dance 2 people can do, like me and a friend or my mom?
Yes, that is Duo, the Christmas dance duo the trend is known for. Add a photo of you and a photo of your friend, your sister or your mom: the two of you take the places of the mother and daughter in the viral reel, in the same matching pajamas, in the same kitchen. It is a two person Christmas dance with friends or family. Use someone's photo only with their OK.
Can I do the Christmas dance alone?
Yes, with Solo. Add one photo of you standing. The AI takes only the moves of a creator's solo take of the dance and plays them with you, in your own room and your own clothes. Wear Christmas pajamas or a Santa hat in the photo for the full look.
Can my cat or dog do the Christmas dance?
Yes, with Pet. Add one photo of each pet: they take the places of the two kittens in the AI-made reel on this page, stand upright on an office Christmas party stage and dance with their paws. It works for a Christmas dance cat, a Christmas dance dog or one of each. Only one pet? Add its photo twice.
Is there a Christmas dance CapCut template?
Yes. CapCut had Christmas dance templates for 2 photos from 4 November 2026, but they are closed and work only inside the app. Here an AI Christmas dance maker on the web makes the dance from your photos, with the sound and no prompt to write.
How do I do the Christmas dance, step by step?
Stand side by side, hands at the collar, sway the hips, then roll your arms with small side steps. Bump and hop, spin once, put your hands on your chest, point up, raise your fists and clap. The table above has the moves second by second. Or add your photos and let the AI do it.
Is this the Charlie Brown Christmas dance or the elf dance?
No. The Charlie Brown dance copies the kids from the cartoon special, and the [Charlie Brown Christmas trend](/templates/charlie-brown-christmas-ai-trend) page turns your photo into that cartoon. The [AI elf dance](/templates/ai-elf-dance-video) puts you in an elf costume. This page is the pajama duo dance to the Deck the Halls remix.
What else do people call it?
Some call it the Deck the Halls dance or the DJ Izzy Duzzit dance, after the sound, and some the Christmas pajama dance. A mom and daughter Christmas dance or a Christmas family dance in matching pajamas is the same trend, and so is the Christmas TikTok dance challenge many duos post this month.
How long is the video and what format is it?
Duo makes 14 seconds and Pet 11 seconds, vertical 9:16, like the reels they copy. Solo makes about 12 seconds in the frame of your photo, so a vertical photo gives a vertical clip. All are MP4 files at 720p with the sound and no watermark, ready for TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
Is the dance in the video real?
No. A Christmas dance AI video is made from still photos, and you, your friend or your pets never did these moves. Use only your own photo, a photo of an adult who agreed, or your own pets, never a child's photo, and keep the AI label on when you post.
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